Dead Man In Old Orchard Stairwell Shot Multiple Times: Skokie PD

SKOKIE, IL — The man found dead in a parking garage at Old Orchard Mall Saturday afternoon died of multiple gunshot wounds. The man has been identified and a homicide investigation has been opened, according to Skokie police and the Cook County Medical Examiner's office.

At 1:33 p.m., Eric P. Cybak, 34, of Chicago, was found bleeding from his head and unconscious on the ground of a stairwell in the parking garage by an employee at the 4967 Old Orchard Center location. He was dead when Skokie emergency personnel arrived, police said.

Preliminary autopsy results from the medical examiner suggest that Cybak died as a result of multiple gunshot wounds. There is no remaining threat to the general public, Cybak's killing was "not random," and Westfield Old Orchard was "not specifically targeted as a location for the crime," according to a statement from Skokie Police.

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Cybak is originally from Northbrook and originally attended Eastern Illinois University. He had been living in the San Francisco Bay Area.

At the time of his death, he was out on bail, facing criminal charges in Texas. WGN reported he was arrested May 5, following a traffic stop during which Carson County Sheriff's deputies found more than 50 pounds of marijuana in his vehicle.

The Skokie Police Department, along with the North Regional Major Crimes Task Force asks anyone with any information or knowledge regarding the incident to call (847) 982-5900.